Bob McCarty Writes

Life in the Oriente Region of Ecuador is full of danger, mystery and intrigue.  Located along the border with Colombia in the northeast part of the country, the region is home to ancient people groups who depend largely upon the resources of the Amazon River basin for their survival.  It’s home to thousands of exotic [...]

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I’m not a lawyer and I don’t play one on television, but it strikes me that leaders of the Amazon Defense Coalition may have violated terms of the Logan Act as they cozied up to leaders of the Ecuadoran government in zealous pursuit of a $27 billion judgment against Chevron Corporation.
Not familiar with the Logan [...]

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Below are a half-dozen news headlines I found worthy of twisting into one-liner observations that might make you laugh:

Hallmark introduces gay marriage greeting cards. Does anyone still shop there?

Living with humans has taught dogs morals, say scientists. Perhaps, politicians should try living among humans.

Fifty-eight-year-old Mark Spitz says Michael Phelps couldn’t have beat him. Depends.

Alligators [...]

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With tuberculosis in the news thanks to an apparently irresponsible and self-centered trial lawyer, it seems many folks in the blogosphere are writing on the topic. One — Dr. Ron Chambers, a Ph.D who teaches at the University of Alabama-Birmingham and contributes to the World of Today blog — wrote a humorous piece Wednesday [...]

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